Top 10 Biggest Comebacks in Music History
When it comes to the biggest comebacks in music history, we're talking about artists who have faced serious lows - career setbacks, personal challenges, or industry changes - and still managed to make it back to the top. These are the musicians who, for whatever reason, seemed like they might never reclaim their former glory. And yet, against all odds, they did just that, often coming back stronger than ever.Some artists fought through personal struggles, like addiction or mental health battles, and returned to the charts with new albums that reignited their careers. Others had to reinvent themselves after a change in band members, a public scandal, or a long absence from the spotlight. What makes these comebacks so fascinating is the sheer determination and resilience needed to turn things around, especially in an industry where fame can be fleeting and the next big thing is always just around the corner.
After the death of their vocalist, Bon Scott, they hired Brian Johnson, who helped them make their biggest, best, and highest-selling album ever - Back in Black, which contains some of the best songs in their catalog! I'm not saying Brian is better than Bon, but that's just amazing!
Bon died, and in the same year, they came out with Back in Black - 49 million records sold.
The same year they lost Bon, AC/DC created one of the top ten selling albums of all time and became one of the greatest bands ever.
For them to push on after Duane's wreck had to be painful. And then, Berry Oakley dies almost exactly one year later, also in a motorcycle accident! These guys are legendary!
Seventeen years is very long. Craze disbanded, Die in Cries disbanded, and they came back again to prove to everybody that they are legends.
KYO (Isono Hiroshi), SEELA (Nakao Tomohiro), CIPHER (Ichiro Takigawa), and TETSU Kikuchi reunited and released the album Lazzaro.
Guns N' Roses is still alive, kicking, and rocking with Chinese Democracy!
The Newcomers
Legendary comeback with the album When Hell Freezes Over. After one of the band members said the band would come back together when hell freezes over.
Best comeback ever, period. The album is great too, and I think everybody should give it a listen.
And to think that since that comeback, he still rocks the house to this very day (2021). That's the stuff of rock and roll history.
- Its Joeysworld
Everybody thought Cher was a has-been, and then she became the oldest female with a #1 single on the Hot 100 at age 52. Believe it!
It really was the biggest comeback album in my opinion because, let's be honest, Purpose was a great album. It was after this that not only young teen girls, but also adults, started loving his music. He brought hits like What Do You Mean? and Sorry. During those bad boy days, when people thought he was a lost cause, he proved everyone wrong, and the whole world started loving him. Even haters turned into Beliebers. Really proud of him.